USA Upset Russia At The Women's World Team Champs

The US team scored the upset of the day in round 7 of the Women's World Team Championships, beating Russia by a score of 2½-1½.

That unexpected result drops Russia to third in the standings, allowing China to move up to second place thanks to their 3-1 win against hosts Kazakhstan.

Ukraine cemented their position at the top thanks to a 3-1 win against Georgia, and now look odds-odd to take the title with just two rounds to go. However, Ukraine face the US tomorrow and Russia in the final round, so they still have work to do.

The competition features 10 national teams, with 4 players plus a reserve for each team. The format is a single round-robin from 2-12 March at a time control of 40 moves in 90 minutes, then 30 minutes to finish with a 30 second increment from the start of the game. Games start at 15:00 local time (GMT+6) and live coverage is available at the official website.